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韩政府全力应对新型冠状病毒
韩政府全力应对新型冠状病毒
- FX stabilization bonds worth USD 1.45B issued at record-low rates
- Sep 10,2020
- The government announced on Sept. 10 that it issued USD 1.45 billion worth of foreign exchange stabilization bonds at record-low interest rates. (Yonhap News) By Kim...
- New disease control agency to launch on Sept. 12
- Sep 09,2020
- To strengthen national capacity to respond to infectious diseases, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) from Sept. 12 will be expanded to the new ...
- Mass production of antibody treatment med to begin this month
- Sep 09,2020
- The Central Disease Control Headquarters on Sept. 8 said mass production of antibody treatment medicine will begin this month. The photo above is of a senior researcher a...
- 19M people eligible for free flu shots from Sept. 8
- Sep 08,2020
- From Sept. 8, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will offer free influenza vaccines to 19 million citizens. (Yonhap News) By Xu Aiying and Yoon Soju...
- Fines exempted for permanent residents unable to renew F-5 visa
- Sep 08,2020
- The Korea Immigration Service of the Ministry of Justice on Sept. 7 said that from Sept. 25, permanent residents who failed to get their F-5 visa renewed on time because ...
- 'Know-how from prior outbreaks helped Korea respond well to COVID-19'
- Sep 08,2020
- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sept. 7 told a video news briefing that Korea was handling COVID-19 well when mentioning global r...
- 1st Ibero-American K-pop festival held online in real time
- Sep 07,2020
- The inaugural K-pop Konecta IberoAmerica K-pop Stars Festival was held on Sept. 5 in 21 countries in the Ibero-American region, or nations where Spanish and/or Portuguese...
- How stricter social distancing has again changed daily life in Seoul
- Sep 04,2020
- The government on Sept. 4 extended the social distancing period nationwide to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. In the Seoul metropolitan area, the social distanci...
- Protective mask undergoes evolution in material, shape, color
- Sep 01,2020
- As protective masks are now part of daily life, a variety of types and materials are available and new items come out every day. (From left to clockwise) Various straps d...
- 2021 gov't budget to see highest rise in history
- Sep 01,2020
- The government seeks to boost economic recovery next year with the largest expansion of the budget in its history. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae The Cabi...